Brasileirão · Round 1
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

Botafogo 4–0 Cruzeiro starting lineups

Botafogo Cruzeiro
4 - 0
Full time
Santos 48', 85' Matheus Martins 76' Artur 90+1'

Botafogo and Cruzeiro lineup images

Botafogo starting lineup vs Cruzeiro, 3-4-3: Neto, Ponte, Newton, Barboza, Vitinho, Santos, Allan, Telles, Rodríguez, Cabral, Montoro. Brasileirão Round 1, Thursday, January 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Cruzeiro starting lineup vs Botafogo, 4-2-3-1: Cássio, Fágner, Bruno, Jesus, Kaiki, Romero, Silva, Gerson, Pereira, Wanderson, Jorge. Brasileirão Round 1, Thursday, January 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

17'
Yellow cardSilva Yellow card
Allan Yellow cardYellow card
45+4'
Half time · 0 - 0
1 - 0Santosgoal
48'
56'
substitutionArroyo for Wanderson
Matheus Martins for Cabralsubstitution
63'
Artur for Allansubstitution
63'
Martín Anselmi Yellow cardYellow card
63'
65'
substitutionChristian for Silva
2 - 0Matheus Martinsgoal
76'
77'
substitutionHenrique for Romero
78'
substitutionKenji for Gerson
78'
substitutionMarcelo for Jesus
Nathan Fernandes for Montorosubstitution
81'
Marçal for Tellessubstitution
81'
83'
Yellow cardKenji Yellow card
3 - 0Santosgoal
85'
Barrera for Rodríguezsubstitution
88'
4 - 0Arturgoal
90+1'

Botafogo and Cruzeiro team sheets and player ratings

Botafogo

3-4-3
Starting XI
22 Brazil Neto rating 7.9
4 Uruguay Ponte rating 6.8
28 Brazil Newton rating 7.7
20 Argentina Barboza rating 7.3
2 Brazil Vitinho rating 7.2
8 Brazil Santos 2 goals rating 8.9
25 Brazil Allan yellow card off 63' rating 6.9
13 Brazil Telles off 81' rating 7.4
23 Uruguay Rodríguez off 88' rating 7.6
19 Brazil Cabral off 63' rating 7.4
10 Argentina Montoro off 81' rating 7.9
Substitutes
11 Brazil Martins 1 goal on 63' rating 7.5
7 Brazil Artur 1 goal on 63' rating 7.9
21 Brazil Marçal on 81'
16 Brazil Fernandes on 81'
14 Colombia Barrera on 88'
24 Brazil Linck
42 Brazil Kadu
15 Angola Bastos
49 Brazil Toledo
48 Brazil Novaes
37 Panama Barría
39 Brazil Izaque

Cruzeiro

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Brazil Cássio rating 5.2
23 Brazil Fágner rating 5.8
15 Brazil Bruno rating 5.9
34 Brazil Jesus off 78' rating 6.3
6 Brazil Kaiki rating 5.9
29 Argentina Romero off 77' rating 7.1
16 Brazil Silva yellow card off 65' rating 6.8
11 Brazil Gerson off 78' rating 6.5
10 Brazil Pereira rating 7.8
94 Brazil Wanderson off 56' rating 5.9
19 Brazil Jorge rating 6.4
Substitutes
99 Ecuador Arroyo on 56' rating 6.7
88 Brazil Christian on 65' rating 6.2
8 Brazil Henrique on 77' rating 4.9
43 Brazil Marcelo on 78' rating 6.0
70 Brazil Kenji yellow card on 78' rating 6.1
81 Brazil Otávio
36 Brazil Prates
12 Brazil William
33 Brazil Janderson
77 Brazil Japa
22 Colombia Villarreal
91 Brazil da Costa

Managers

Anselmi3-4-3Botafogo
Tite4-2-3-1Cruzeiro
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Botafogo 4–0 Cruzeiro: match summary

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 4–0 at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Round 1 of the Brasileirão. Danilo Santos (48', 85'), Matheus Martins (76') and Artur (90+1') scored for Botafogo. The match ratings read 7.6 for Botafogo and 6.2 for Cruzeiro. Danilo Santos of Botafogo was the highest rated player on the pitch at 9.0, with Neto at 8.0 and Álvaro Montoro at 8.0 next, and Cássio of Cruzeiro the lowest rated starter at 5.0. Botafogo lined up in a 3-4-3 under Anselmi, Cruzeiro in a 4-2-3-1 under Tite. Matheus Martins had come on for Arthur Cabral on 63 minutes and Artur had come on for Allan on 63 minutes. Lucas Silva was booked on 17 minutes, Allan on 45, Martín Anselmi on 63 and Kaique Kenji on 83, and nobody was sent off. The Brasileirão table taken on September 2, 2026 had Cruzeiro 6th on 39 points and Botafogo 12th on 30.

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